Tetanus: Delay in diagnosis in England and Wales

F. Schon; L. O'Dowd; Joanne White; N. Begg

doi:10.1136/jnnp.57.8.1006

Tetanus: Delay in diagnosis in England and Wales

F. Schon^*
, L. O'Dowd
, Joanne White
, N. Begg

^*Corresponding author for this work

Immunisation & Vaccine Preventable Diseases

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Abstract

A 7 day delay occurred in the diagnosis of cephalic tetanus in a 69 year old woman who developed an ipsilateral facial palsy 5 days after a facial aceration. Cranial nerve palsies often precede trismus in this form of tetanus.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1006-1007
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
Volume	57
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.57.8.1006
Publication status	Published - 1994

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